Chapter Summaries

Zhang Mo attacked Yue E to reclaim her as a Yin Soldier, and the Huanyue Sect faced a massacre as its defenders struggled to resist. Just as the sect neared defeat, Jingshui emerged from decades of seclusion and killed Duan Qiankun, leaving Zhang Mo’s group facing a powerful new opponent.

• Yue E attacked Zhang Mo when he came to reclaim her puppet body, and the two sides fought above Phantom Moon Lake.
• Zhang Mo used a black bell to disrupt the Huanyue Sect’s Phantom Moon Sky Fox Formation while his Blood Puppets slaughtered the sect’s disciples.
• Yue Qing and Yuesu fought to defend the sect, but Yue Qing’s formation could not stop the attackers from overwhelming them.
• Golden light and Geng Metal Sword Qi destroyed the Blood Puppets and tore Duan Qiankun apart.
• Jingshui descended from Wangyue Mountain, revealed he was still alive, and confronted Zhang Mo’s group.

Jingshui revealed that he had become both a Foundation Establishment cultivator and a Divine Soul Realm martial artist, then fought Zhang Mo while Huanyue Sect’s defenders held off the attackers. Reinforcements arrived, forcing Zhang Mo to flee, while Yang Shenwu was trapped by four opponents.

• Jingshui asked where Yang Zhengshan was, then confronted Zhang Mo after learning Zhang Mo belonged to the Wuchang Ghost Sect.
• Jingshui killed Zhang Xian with a burst of golden sword light and revealed his dual Immortal and Martial cultivation.
• Jingshui and Zhang Mo fought evenly as Yang Shenwu battled Yue E.
• Jian Qingxiao and Liu Yue arrived from Lingxiu Sea and joined the fight against Yang Shenwu.
• Zhang Mo fled, while Jingshui blocked Yang Shenwu’s escape and left him surrounded by four opponents.

After Jingshui and his allies defeated Yang Shenwu, they learned that Hidden Sword Mountain’s Jian Changhe was undergoing a Golden Core Lightning Tribulation. The tribulation devastated the mountain, and after Jian Changhe passed the Heart Demon Tribulation, the final Tribulation of Ignorance began.

• Jingshui killed Yang Shenwu, and Yue E explained that the Wuchang Ghost Sect had turned him and others into Blood Corpse Puppets and Yin Soldiers.
• Jingshui reunited with Yue Qing, Liu Yue, and Jian Qingxiao, heard how the Spirit Source Land had changed, and agreed to join Hidden Sword Mountain’s Guest Elder Hall while keeping the Huanyue Sect.
• Jingshui, Jian Qingxiao, Liu Yue, and Xuanqing Sect’s Lin Daoyuan sensed a Golden Core Lightning Tribulation and traveled toward Hidden Sword Mountain.
• Que Lingyun stopped the gathered cultivators at the edge of the Yunxiao Mountain Range while Jian Changhe’s tribulation cloud grew over Hidden Sword Mountain.
• Jian Changhe endured six destructive layers of lightning, passed the Heart Demon Tribulation, and began the Tribulation of Ignorance.

Yang Zhengshan formed a Wither and Flourish Golden Core after immersing himself in the Azure Wood Longevity Scripture and the Nine-Patterned Bodhi Seed’s insights. His lightning tribulation began, and as he endured its waves and strengthened his treasures, the seventh wave brought on a heart demon.

• Ning Yun told Yang Jizhen that a Golden Core Lightning Tribulation was gathering in the Yunxiao Mountain Range, and the two flew north with the Golden Crow Eight Trigrams Furnace.
• Yang Zhengshan used the Nine-Patterned Bodhi Seed while comprehending the Way of Wither and Flourish, drawing in a vast Spiritual Energy Vortex as his body repeatedly broke down and healed.
• Yang Zhengshan formed his Wither and Flourish Golden Core, causing a hundred li of grasses and trees to bow before tribulation clouds gathered overhead.
• Yunxiao warned the gathered cultivators to retreat, while the Four Symbols Heaven-Locking Formation neutralized part of the lightning and Yang Zhengshan endured the strikes with the Spring of Vitality.
• Yang Zhengshan used the middle waves of lightning to nurture his Azure Flower Thunder Bead, Azure Wood Violet Lightning Sword, and Divine Wood Treasure Cauldron as his Golden Core absorbed magic power.
• The seventh wave brought Yang Zhengshan a heart demon showing scenes from his previous life, but he rejected the temptation to return.

Yang Zhengshan survived the final stages of Core Formation, comprehended the Way of Wither and Flourish, and discovered that the Spirit Source Land was part of a powerful Life Realm Immortal Palace. He renamed its main hall Longevity Palace and began refining the Great Void Twelve Golden Crystal Lotus to gain full control of the immortal palace.

• Yang Zhengshan overcame the eighth Tribulation of Ignorance and completed Core Formation as the tribulation cloud dispersed.
• Yang Zhengshan revealed his success to Yu Qingyi, his children, Yunxiao, Xuan Zhen, and the others, then examined his Golden Core, Way of Wither and Flourish, and newly advanced spiritual artifacts.
• Yang Zhengshan connected to the core of the Spirit Source Land and learned that it was the life realm of a Spirit Treasure called the Life Realm Immortal Palace.
• Yang Zhengshan entered the immortal palace, renamed Jinghai Palace as Longevity Palace, and learned that the Great Void Twelve Golden Crystal Lotus was the palace's core.
• Yang Zhengshan found the twelve gemstone-like seeds of the Great Void Twelve Golden Crystal Lotus at the bottom of the lake and began refining them.

Jian Changhe emerged as a Golden Core cultivator, and Hidden Sword Mountain celebrated while wondering why the Yang Family had not come to congratulate him. Yang Jizhen eventually arrived with Yunxiao, whose False Core surprised Jian Changhe, and the two cultivators went to discuss the Dao as Yang Zhengshan remained in seclusion.

• Jian Changhe descended from the mountaintop after forming his core and received congratulations from the gathered cultivators.
• Jian Guyun told Jian Changhe that the Yang Family had not sent anyone, and Jian Changhe ordered an invitation sent to them.
• After receiving the invitation, Yang Jizhen realized he had forgotten to congratulate Jian Changhe and asked Yunxiao for advice.
• Yunxiao accompanied Yang Jizhen to Hidden Sword Mountain, where Jian Guyun discovered that Yunxiao had formed a False Core.
• Jian Changhe welcomed Yunxiao and Yang Jizhen, asked about Yang Zhengshan's seclusion, and took Yunxiao to the back mountain to discuss the Dao.

Yunxiao met with old acquaintances in Wuzhen Dao Palace, shared Jingshui’s difficult method of Immortal-Martial Dual Cultivation, and assured them Yang Zhengshan would likely preserve Lingxiu Sea’s current arrangement. Meanwhile, Yang Zhengshan refined the Great Void Twelve Golden Crystal Lotus and discovered that his soul had become the Spirit of Artifact of the Life Realm Immortal Palace.

• Yunxiao left Hidden Sword Mountain after exchanging cultivation insights with Jian Changhe, and news of his successful Core Formation spread across the western Yunxiao Mountain Range.
• Yunxiao hosted Lin Daoyuan, Yue E, and Jingshui at Wuzhen Dao Palace, where they discussed Yang Zhengshan’s help and Jingshui shared his Immortal-Martial Dual Cultivation method.
• Yunxiao agreed to keep Jingshui’s Jade Slip for Yang Zhengshan’s disciples and descendants in exchange for Foundation Establishment Pills for Jingshui’s Great-Grandson.
• Yunxiao told Lin Daoyuan and Yue E that Yang Zhengshan would likely maintain Lingxiu Sea’s current situation, leading them to rely on Hidden Sword Mountain.
• Yang Zhengshan spent several months refining the Great Void Twelve Golden Crystal Lotus and comprehended the Life Realm Immortal Palace’s nature.
• Yang Zhengshan realized his soul was the Immortal Palace’s Spirit of Artifact, while he remained a Golden Core cultivator with what amounted to two bodies.

Yang Zhengshan expanded the Life Realm to ten thousand miles and began exploring the Great Void to understand its power. There he encountered Zhongli Yue, the Tianbao True Lord, who invited him to visit his Daoist site.

• Yang Zhengshan used the Great Void Twelve Golden Crystal Lotus to expand the Spirit Source Land until it was ten thousand miles wide.
• Yang Jizhen and Yang Chengmou investigated the expanded territory, found its boundary, and discovered spiritual lands, springs, and mineral veins along the way.
• Yang Zhengshan studied the Twelve Golden Crystal Lotus and entered the Great Void to sense its Qi Mechanisms and learn how to travel through it.
• Yang Zhengshan explored the Wanhua Mountain Range in the Great Void and noticed a hidden Golden Core cultivator watching him.
• Yang Zhengshan met Zhongli Yue, recognized him as the Tianbao True Lord, and accepted his invitation to visit.

Yang Zhengshan visited Zhongli Yue at Taoyuan Mountain and learned about the major powers and laws governing the Myriad Flower Domain. The chapter left him contemplating the vastness of the Great Void after discovering that its stars were other realm boundaries.

• Yang Zhengshan met Zhongli Yue at Wanbao Trading Company's headquarters, and Zhongli Yue welcomed him as a sixth-rank guest elder and encouraged him to call him Brother Zhongli.
• Yang Zhengshan asked Zhongli Yue about the Myriad Flower Domain's powers, and Zhongli Yue warned him to obey the Tianxian Dao and avoid provoking major factions.
• Zhongli Yue gave Yang Zhengshan a jade slip containing the Tianxian Law, which listed five prohibitions, including interfering with the movement of stars and delving deeply into the Reincarnation Realm.
• Yang Zhengshan learned that stars were realm boundaries within the Great Void and inferred that his Life Realm Immortal Palace concealed its own qi mechanism.
• Zhongli Yue told Yang Zhengshan that the Reincarnation Realm lay in the East Sea and advised him not to go there, then admitted he did not know more about it.

After returning from Taoyuan Mountain, Yang Zhengshan planned how to populate and govern his Life Realm Immortal Palace, then reunited with Yu Qingyi and welcomed Yunxiao into his circle. He gave Yunxiao a Nine-Patterned Bodhi Seed and revealed the Immortal Palace to his companions as their new dao arena.

• Yang Zhengshan divided the Immortal Palace into residences for Golden Core cultivators, Divine Soul Realm Martial Artists, and Foundation Establishment Cultivators, and planned its administration and gate guard.
• Yang Zhengshan returned to the Spiritual Spring Mountain Plateau, where Yu Qingyi welcomed him and asked about his Golden Core cultivation.
• Yang Zhengshan demonstrated his Wither and Flourish Divine Ability to Yunxiao, then gave him a Nine-Patterned Bodhi Seed to aid his cultivation.
• Yunxiao showed Yang Zhengshan a cultivation method from True Person Jingshui, who had survived and reached both Divine Soul Realm and Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.
• Yang Zhengshan brought Yunxiao, Yu Qingyi, and the others through Nine Heavens Gate and declared the Immortal Palace their dao arena.

Yunxiao and Yang Zhengshan established the immortal palace, organized its residents and administration, and moved into Longevity Palace. There, Ma Qiuyan reported the completion of the Blazing Sun Golden Boat, and Ning Yun revealed that she had recovered nine Black Iron Steles containing thousands of cultivation methods, including a mysterious Sun True Scripture.

• Yunxiao chose a palace, which Yang Zhengshan named Yunxiao Palace, and he appointed Red Cloud and Green Mist to oversee the Immortal Official Department.
• Yang Zhengshan reorganized the Twelve Towers as Foundation Establishment Cultivators moved into the immortal palace, and its residents furnished the grounds and established the Immortal Official Department and Heavenly Soldier Guard.
• Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi moved into Longevity Palace, where Ma Qiuyan reported that the Blazing Sun Golden Boat was finished and that she would lead the new Cloud Skiff Hall.
• Ning Yun told Yang Zhengshan she had cracked the Ancient Relic Formation and Dharma Transmission Hall, recovering nine Black Iron Steles containing many cultivation methods and the Sun True Scripture.
• Yang Zhengshan examined the Sun Stele to find the Sun True Scripture among its recorded methods.

Yang Zhengshan studied the Sun True Scripture’s insights on merging with the Dao, then ordered Ning Yun to rebuild the Dharma Transmission Hall and keep the scripture there. Three years later, Jian Changhe emerged from seclusion, investigated a guarded array at Wuzhen Dao Palace, and discovered the Spirit Source Land’s Grotto-Heaven Teleportation Array.

• Yang Zhengshan realized the scripture described stages of Dao Intent comprehension and stopped himself from reaching beyond his current understanding.
• Yang Zhengshan told Ning Yun the Cultivation Experience would help him, then instructed her to rebuild the Dharma Transmission Hall and store the Sun True Scripture inside.
• After more than three years in seclusion, Jian Changhe received an invitation from Baiyun True Lord and learned that several forces sought access to Great Sun Mountain’s resources.
• Jian Changhe went to Wuzhen Dao Palace looking for Yunxiao, but instead found a heavily guarded formation and recognized it as a Grotto-Heaven Teleportation Array.
• Qu Changkong apologized to Jian Changhe and crushed his Jade Token rather than reveal the array’s secret function.

Yang Zhengshan revealed his Golden Core cultivation to Jian Changhe, then discussed Sun Cave Heaven’s Core Formation opportunities and the possibility of seeking allies to pursue Great Sun Mountain. He and Jian Changhe visited Baiyun True Lord, whose alarm at Yang Zhengshan’s mysterious lethal power left the negotiations poised to begin.

• Yang Zhengshan emerged from the teleportation array and surprised Jian Changhe by revealing that he had also formed a Golden Core.
• Yang Zhengshan told Jian Changhe that opportunities from Sun Cave Heaven had helped him prepare for Core Formation, and Jian Changhe asked about the Cloud Sparrow Demon King’s support for their plans at Great Sun Mountain.
• Jian Changhe explained that Que Lingyu was devoted to Heavenly Sword True Monarch and had no interest in joining them, so Yang Zhengshan agreed to approach Baiyun True Lord instead.
• Yang Zhengshan and Jian Changhe contacted Baiyun True Lord, and Yang Zhengshan’s Wither and Flourish ability made Baiyun True Lord sense a fatal threat.
• Baiyun True Lord welcomed the two cultivators to Yuxiao Hall, where Cloud Skiff arrived and was stunned to see Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan urged Baiyun True Lord and Jian Changhe to unite their forces with the Cloud Sparrow Clan and build a regional power capable of competing for resources and influence. Jian Changhe grew receptive but insisted they first seek Que Lingyu’s opinion.

• Cloud Skiff was startled to see Yang Zhengshan with Baiyun True Lord and Jian Changhe, then left after Baiyun dismissed him.
• Baiyun True Lord explained that the Wanhua Demon Court would control three of True Sun Immortal City’s seven director seats, while the Deep Sea Profound Palace had secured one and other powers would contest the remaining seats.
• Baiyun True Lord suggested that their group could pursue just one seat, but Yang Zhengshan proposed a broader alliance instead of having Jian Changhe and himself serve beneath Baiyun.
• Yang Zhengshan told Jian Changhe that Hidden Sword Mountain could not provide enough resources for his cultivation and urged him to join a larger coalition to contend for resources and resist the Wanhua Demon Court.
• Baiyun True Lord and Jian Changhe considered Yang Zhengshan’s proposal, and Jian Changhe said they should first ask Que Lingyu whether she agreed.
• Baiyun True Lord said they could not proceed without Que Lingyu and expressed confidence that she would understand the need to improve the Cloud Sparrow Clan’s prospects.

Yang Zhengshan and his allies established the Tianyun Sword Sect to unite the Yunxiao Mountain Range’s powers, while Yang Zhengshan secured key positions for the Yang Family. The sect began recruiting members and prepared to hold its founding ceremony three months later.

• Yang Zhengshan told Yunxiao he planned to use a new sect as a shield for the Spirit Source Land and gradually bring it under the immortal palace’s influence.
• Jian Changhe informed Que Lingyu that Yang Zhengshan had formed his core and that Baiyun True Lord had agreed to establish a new sect; Que Lingyu agreed to seek Baiyun’s support.
• Baiyun True Lord, Que Lingyu, Jian Changhe, Yang Zhengshan, and Yunxiao agreed to name the new sect Tianyun Sword Sect and base it in Baiyun Immortal City.
• The group appointed Cloud Skiff as Sect Master and allocated two hall-master positions to Yang Zhengshan, who chose Yang Jizhen to lead Lingye Hall and Kou Ta to lead Lingqi Hall.
• Yang Zhengshan and Hidden Sword Mountain sent cultivators to join the sect, which grew to 362 Foundation Establishment elders and over 3,000 registered personal and inner disciples within a month.
• The Tianyun Sword Sect scheduled its founding ceremony for three months later, and news of its creation spread throughout the Wanhua Western Regions and Wanhua Mountain Range.

Xiao Shan, Xiong Bawang, and Xuan Ling debated how to manage the competing powers seeking influence over True Sun Immortal City, while Yellow Springs Old Ancestor decided to oppose the Tianyun Sword Sect and target Baiyun True Lord. The Tianyun Sword Sect’s founding ceremony then began in Baiyun Immortal City, with representatives from more than a hundred factions arriving to witness its establishment.

• Xiao Shan, Xiong Bawang, and Xuan Ling discussed the Tianyun Sword Sect and the demands of Que Lingyu and Yellow Springs Old Ancestor, but could not agree on how to distribute positions in True Sun Immortal City.
• Old Ghost Tian Ye reported the Tianyun Sword Sect’s five Golden Core cultivators to Yellow Springs Old Ancestor, who ordered preparations to stop the sect and send its founders a grand gift.
• Baiyun True Lord and the Tianyun Sword Sect prepared a formal founding ceremony at the Chengtian Platform in Baiyun Immortal City.
• Representatives from Tianji Pavilion, Wanbao Trading Company, Wanhua Demon Court, and more than a hundred other factions arrived to attend the ceremony.

During the Tianyun Sword Sect’s founding ceremony, Yang Zhengshan guarded the Great Void while Baiyun True Lord performed the heaven-sacrifice ritual. The Earth-Shaking Tiger King and Old Ghost Huangquan attacked, leaving Yang Zhengshan facing the Tiger King as Huangquan turned his assault on Jian Changhe and Yunxiao.

• Que Lingyu warned Xuan Ling not to let the Wanhua Demon Court interfere with the ceremony, and Xuan Ling insisted he had come only to observe.
• Baiyun True Lord led the founding ceremony, and the Sect-Suppressing Seal triggered a great response from heaven and earth.
• Yang Zhengshan, Jian Changhe, and Yunxiao confronted Old Ghost Huangquan in the Great Void while Yang Zhengshan guarded against sabotage.
• The Earth-Shaking Tiger King rushed at Yang Zhengshan, who used the Wither and Flourish Divine Ability to drain the Tiger King’s life force and halt his charge.
• Old Ghost Huangquan opened the Yellow Springs Map and sent its river water sweeping toward Jian Changhe and Yunxiao.

Yang Zhengshan used the Wither and Flourish Divine Ability during the battle in the Great Void, killing the Earth-Shaking Tiger Prince and forcing Old Ghost Huangquan to flee after losing Yin Longevity. After the Tianyun Sword Sect’s founding ceremony, Yang Zhengshan invited Zhongli Xiayi to share tea, and she marveled at how far he had come.

• Jian Changhe summoned the Azure Gold Sword as Old Ghost Huangquan prepared to fight, while Yunxiao sensed Yang Zhengshan had weakened the Earth-Shaking Tiger King with his Wither and Flourish Divine Ability.
• Yang Zhengshan drained the Earth-Shaking Tiger Prince’s lifespan and seized part of Old Ghost Huangquan’s Yin Longevity, prompting Old Ghost Huangquan to escape into the Great Void.
• Jian Changhe asked about Yang Zhengshan’s ability, and Xuan Ling recognized it as the Wither and Flourish Divine Ability while watching from Baiyun Immortal City.
• The Tianyun Sword Sect received Heaven’s recognition during its founding ceremony, while Xuan Ling hurried back to True Sun Immortal City and warned Xiao Shan about Yang Zhengshan.
• Yellow Springs Old Ancestor lamented losing three hundred years of Yin Longevity and vowed revenge against Yang Zhengshan.
• After the banquet, Yang Zhengshan invited Zhongli Xiayi to his courtyard, where she expressed amazement at his advancement to Core Formation.

Yang Zhengshan learned that True Sun Immortal City was thriving amid disorder and that Great Sun Mountain held vast third-grade mineral veins, then prepared the Tianyun Yang Clan to establish itself there. After organizing the clan’s business venture and discussing a council seat, he returned to Yuxiao Hall, where Baiyun True Lord confronted him about his Wither and Flourish Divine Ability.

• Yang Zhengshan gave Zhongli Xiayi a Supreme Demon Core Pill and Spirit Pine Dew, and she explained True Sun Immortal City’s profits, the chaos around Great Sun Mountain, and its extensive mineral veins.
• Yang Zhengshan assigned Ning Yun, Hong Fuxiu, Li Jianan, and Li Jianning to establish the Tianyun Yang Clan’s business in True Sun Immortal City, travel there by flying boat, and keep its Teleportation Array within the Ancient Relic Formation.
• Ning Yun reported that Ziwei Tower would let the Lingxi Yang Family manage the Ancient Relic Formation, which Yang Zhengshan accepted as the family’s new base.
• Yang Zhengshan returned to the Tianyun Sword Sect’s courtyard in Baiyun Immortal City and joined Baiyun True Lord, Que Lingyu, Jian Changhe, and Yunxiao to discuss competing for a council seat.
• Baiyun True Lord asked Yang Zhengshan whether he had comprehended the Wither and Flourish Divine Ability, revealing that he and the others had learned of it.

Yang Zhengshan explained the limits of his Wither and Flourish Divine Ability as the newly established Tianyun Sword Sect planned to secure seats on True Sun Immortal City's managing council. Jian Changhe and Yang Zhengshan reached True Monarch Chihua's secluded Hua Xian Sect to seek his alliance, and Chihua recognized Jian Changhe's Azure Gold Sword.

• Yang Zhengshan told Baiyun True Lord that he could consume an enemy's lifespan but could not extend other people's lifespans.
• Baiyun True Lord planned to seek seats on True Sun Immortal City's managing council, and Yang Zhengshan proposed allying with Chihua instead of pursuing three seats.
• Que Lingyu explained Chihua's strength and said Jian Changhe could use Heavenly Sword True Monarch's favor to invite him; Jian Changhe agreed to go with Yang Zhengshan.
• Baiyun True Lord went to speak with the White-Forehead White Tiger King while Jian Changhe and Yang Zhengshan traveled to the Hua Xian Sect.
• True Monarch Chihua met Jian Changhe and Yang Zhengshan at his mountain gate and led them into the sect.
• Chihua served the visitors ordinary spring water and recognized that Jian Changhe had gained the Azure Gold Sword's acknowledgment.